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Archives for: May 20105
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‘Uncle Boonmee’ wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or
Monday May 24th 2010Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” won the Festival de Cannes’ top honor, the coveted Palme d’Or, as the 63rd annual Festival de Cannes wrapped Sunday night. Charlotte Gainsbourg joined jury president Tim Burton to present Weerasethakul with the prize at the traditional closing-night ceremony held in the Palais des Festivals, as the world’s most famous film festival wrapped its 12-day run.
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Canucks busy at L.A. Screenings
Friday May 21st 2010Canadian broadcasters finally got around to deal-making at the Los Angeles Screenings Thursday night. As expected, the Canucks mostly bought along studio lines via output deals, with Canwest Global Communications drawing from the well at CBS Studios International TV, Sony Pictures Television International and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, while CTV volume buys from Warner Bros. International TV and Disney/ABC International Television to fill its primetime holes.
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Playback folds print edition
Friday May 21st 2010After 24 years, Canadian film and television trade paper, Playback, has announced that it is scaling back to an online version following some major cuts by Brunico Communications. In yesterday’s press release, executive publisher and Brunico president Russell Goldstein stated that, “While the transition may appear sudden, this decision was[…]
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Conan O’Brien performs at TBS, TNT upfront
Thursday May 20th 2010A Conan O’Brien video followed by a stage appearance of the late-night comedy star opened the TBS and TNT upfront presentation here Wednesday. Among other things, O’Brien joked that the plot of “Lost” is more plausible than what happened to him at NBC and sang “On the road again” with lyrics soon changed to say “(I want) My own show again.” The O’Brien video package started off with a black screen and the words “One month ago.”
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Cannes: CanCon starts with D, as in Xavier Dolan, at this year’s fest
Thursday May 20th 2010A Canadian made Avatar, but Canada shouldn’t be following in James Cameron’s footsteps, director Atom Egoyan told a mostly Canadian crowd at a panel on filmmaking at the Cannes film festival. Egoyan, who is on one of the juries this year, was joined by 21-year-old Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink, 27. Dolan’s newest film, Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) is screening in the festival’s Un Certain Regard program, where it has been well received.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20105
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‘Uncle Boonmee’ wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or
Monday May 24th 2010Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” won the Festival de Cannes’ top honor, the coveted Palme d’Or, as the 63rd annual Festival de Cannes wrapped Sunday night. Charlotte Gainsbourg joined jury president Tim Burton to present Weerasethakul with the prize at the traditional closing-night ceremony held in the Palais des Festivals, as the world’s most famous film festival wrapped its 12-day run.
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Canucks busy at L.A. Screenings
Friday May 21st 2010Canadian broadcasters finally got around to deal-making at the Los Angeles Screenings Thursday night. As expected, the Canucks mostly bought along studio lines via output deals, with Canwest Global Communications drawing from the well at CBS Studios International TV, Sony Pictures Television International and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, while CTV volume buys from Warner Bros. International TV and Disney/ABC International Television to fill its primetime holes.
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Playback folds print edition
Friday May 21st 2010After 24 years, Canadian film and television trade paper, Playback, has announced that it is scaling back to an online version following some major cuts by Brunico Communications. In yesterday’s press release, executive publisher and Brunico president Russell Goldstein stated that, “While the transition may appear sudden, this decision was[…]
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Conan O’Brien performs at TBS, TNT upfront
Thursday May 20th 2010A Conan O’Brien video followed by a stage appearance of the late-night comedy star opened the TBS and TNT upfront presentation here Wednesday. Among other things, O’Brien joked that the plot of “Lost” is more plausible than what happened to him at NBC and sang “On the road again” with lyrics soon changed to say “(I want) My own show again.” The O’Brien video package started off with a black screen and the words “One month ago.”
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Cannes: CanCon starts with D, as in Xavier Dolan, at this year’s fest
Thursday May 20th 2010A Canadian made Avatar, but Canada shouldn’t be following in James Cameron’s footsteps, director Atom Egoyan told a mostly Canadian crowd at a panel on filmmaking at the Cannes film festival. Egoyan, who is on one of the juries this year, was joined by 21-year-old Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink, 27. Dolan’s newest film, Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) is screening in the festival’s Un Certain Regard program, where it has been well received.
ARCHIVES
Archives for: May 20105
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‘Uncle Boonmee’ wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or
Monday May 24th 2010Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” won the Festival de Cannes’ top honor, the coveted Palme d’Or, as the 63rd annual Festival de Cannes wrapped Sunday night. Charlotte Gainsbourg joined jury president Tim Burton to present Weerasethakul with the prize at the traditional closing-night ceremony held in the Palais des Festivals, as the world’s most famous film festival wrapped its 12-day run.
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Canucks busy at L.A. Screenings
Friday May 21st 2010Canadian broadcasters finally got around to deal-making at the Los Angeles Screenings Thursday night. As expected, the Canucks mostly bought along studio lines via output deals, with Canwest Global Communications drawing from the well at CBS Studios International TV, Sony Pictures Television International and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, while CTV volume buys from Warner Bros. International TV and Disney/ABC International Television to fill its primetime holes.
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Playback folds print edition
Friday May 21st 2010After 24 years, Canadian film and television trade paper, Playback, has announced that it is scaling back to an online version following some major cuts by Brunico Communications. In yesterday’s press release, executive publisher and Brunico president Russell Goldstein stated that, “While the transition may appear sudden, this decision was[…]
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Conan O’Brien performs at TBS, TNT upfront
Thursday May 20th 2010A Conan O’Brien video followed by a stage appearance of the late-night comedy star opened the TBS and TNT upfront presentation here Wednesday. Among other things, O’Brien joked that the plot of “Lost” is more plausible than what happened to him at NBC and sang “On the road again” with lyrics soon changed to say “(I want) My own show again.” The O’Brien video package started off with a black screen and the words “One month ago.”
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Cannes: CanCon starts with D, as in Xavier Dolan, at this year’s fest
Thursday May 20th 2010A Canadian made Avatar, but Canada shouldn’t be following in James Cameron’s footsteps, director Atom Egoyan told a mostly Canadian crowd at a panel on filmmaking at the Cannes film festival. Egoyan, who is on one of the juries this year, was joined by 21-year-old Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan and Halifax’s Noah Pink, 27. Dolan’s newest film, Les Amours Imaginaires (Heartbeats) is screening in the festival’s Un Certain Regard program, where it has been well received.
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